Roofing-paper retainer



mm 24 1924. l 1,499,041

(1 \HCZK ROOFING PAPER RETAINER Filed Oct. 31, 1922 W 04405 WM 7 MM I W ("JH'oznu Patented June 24, 1924.

PATENT OFFlCE- OLAUS ,VIGK, O'F BEAR RIVER, MINNESOTA.

ROOFING-FREE RETAINER.

Application filed October 31, 1922. Serial No. 598,175.

To,.aZZ whom it ma concern:

Be it known that OLAUS VICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bear River, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofing-Paper Retainers, of .which the following is a specification.

My "nvention relates to improvements in roofing paper retainers.

It is a wellknown fact, that roofingpaper is more and more coming into use as a roof cover, being used in place of wooden shingles, slate shingles and other forms of roofing heretofore used. When wooden shingles and the like are used as a roof covering, they are usually so applied that they extend a slight distance below the sheathing of the eaves. When roofing'paper and other compositions have been used, difficulty has been experienced due to the fact, that when the paper extends beyond the eaves the wind causes the extended ortion' to flap up and down, thereby breakmg the paper or in some cases causing the paper or other composition to be entirely displacedfrom the roof.

It is an object of my invention to provide a roofing retainer, whereby the roofing paper may be extended beyond the eaves in such a manner that the same will be held in a perfectly rigid position.

A still further object. of my invention is to provide a roofing paper retainer that will protect the edges of the paper and extend beyond the sheathing of the roof, thereby adding life to such roof covering.

' A still further object of my invention is to provide a roofing paper retainer that is strong, durable, simple and inexpensive in construction and that is well adapted to the use for which it is designed.

Qther ob'ects and advantages of'the invention will become apparent during the course of the followingdescription.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, p,

Figure 1 is a .fragmentary perspective viewof a roof illustrating my retainer in Figure 3 1s a section taken substantially on line 33 of! Figure 1, and

re 2 is a section taken on line 2-2,

Figure 4: is a perspective view of the retainer before it. is applied; In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the body of my improved retainer, one side of which is bent back upon itself so as to form a lip. 6, which is in spaced relation to the body 5 and substantially parallel thereto. The body 5 is provided near the opposite edge with a plurality of apertures 7 through which are adapted to pass nails, screws or the like when my improved retainer is'put in place.

In use, a roofing paper or other composition 8 is applied as in the usual manner on the sheathing 9, of the roof. The roofing paper 8 is so laid that it extends beyond the eave boards a substantial distance, and my retainer is applied as is clearly illustrated in the drawings. The body 5 is adapted to be laid on the top of the roofing paper 8, and the lip 6 is adapted to bend over the edge of the paper and to rigidly hold the paper. Nails or the like 10 are passed through the aperture 7 in the body 5 of my improved retainer, passing through the roofing paper 8 into the eave portions-as will clearly be understood.

5 is preferably that of the thickness of the roofing paper 8 which is applied to the roof,

so that the paper will be more firmly held in position. It will thus be seen that I have devised a very simple, yet efficient means whereby roofing paper may be used as a roof covering w1thout the inconvenience heretofore experienced at the same time not disfigurin the roof.

Itis to be understood that the form herewith shown and described isto be-taken as the preferredembodiment of my invention and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In combination with a roof sheathing, a,

plurality of sheets of flexible roofing material disposed on the sheathing so as to extend beyond its edges, the longitudinal edges of said sheets of flexible roofing material overlapping each other, a plurality of retainers engaging the transverse edges of the sheets extended beyond the edges of the sheathing, the ends of said retainers overlapping, each retainer being formed of rigid material substantially U-shaped in I cross section, the under portion being narrower than the upper portion and the edge of the upper portion provided with a plurality of openings, and piercing elements passing through said openings and penetrating' the roofing material and the roof 1e sheathing so as to hold the-said material and the retainers in place.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

OLAUS VICK. Witnesses:

ANTON NAMCHEK, MABEL NAMCHEK. 

